Cloud Regions in South Africa: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in South Africa.
South Africa has regions from all three providers: AWS af-south-1 in Cape Town, Google Cloud africa-south1 in Johannesburg, and Azure southafricanorth in Johannesburg with southafricawest in Cape Town.
Cloud regions in South Africa
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | af-south-1 | Cape Town |
| Google Cloud | africa-south1 | Johannesburg |
| Azure | southafricanorth | Johannesburg |
| Azure | southafricawest | Cape Town |
AWS af-south-1 is an opt-in region. Nigeria and Kenya have no region from any of the three providers, so South African regions are among the closest options for teams there. Cape Town has its own page.
Scheduling on local time
South Africa uses Africa/Johannesburg, with no daylight saving time, which puts it an hour ahead of Berlin in the northern winter and level with it in summer.
Time zones: Africa/Johannesburg. Currency: ZAR.
Data protection law
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) governs personal data and is enforced by the Information Regulator.
Source: Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
City page
See cloud regions in Cape Town.
Nearby countries
Nigeria, Kenya. For every country, see cloud regions by country.
Questions we get a lot.
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Which cloud regions are in South Africa?
AWS af-south-1 (Cape Town), Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg), and Azure southafricanorth (Johannesburg) and southafricawest (Cape Town).
Is AWS af-south-1 enabled by default?
No. It is opt-in and must be enabled per account.